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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (49543)	9/30/2008 4:03:25 PM
From: tonto	4 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 224738

Pelosi failed to get the votes. Why did she call for a vote?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (49543)	9/30/2008 5:25:54 PM
From: Ann Corrigan	1 Recommendation Respond to of 224738

American taxpayers said NO--congress listened to them for a change.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (49543)	9/30/2008 5:56:04 PM
From: puborectalis	Respond to of 224738

Terry Jeffries, a Republican strategist and CNN contributor, also said McCain may have hurt himself among conservatives by losing sight of his party's free-market principles. "I think that John McCain failed to lead," Jeffries said. "He should be right there pushing the principles, and the conservatives in the House are doing that right now." While Obama and McCain have mostly agreed on the principles of the bailout, Obama has mostly stayed out of negotiations and has used the financial crisis to attack the economic policies of the Bush administration and tie McCain to the unpopular President Bush. Watch Obama call for calm » "He didn't put himself in that process. He was smart enough to realize he couldn't control the House Republicans or Democrats," said Ed Rollins, another Republican strategist and CNN contributor.